Duraid Lahham
Acting
Duraid Muhammad Hassan al-Lahhaam is a Syrian actor-director born in al-Kumayreyya, Damascus in 1934. His talent appeared in 1958 on the university stage at the faculty of Science where he majored in chemistry and later taught it. His artistic career began in the sixties, when the director Sabah Qabbani offered him to participate in Damascene Night (سهرة دمشق). At the same time, he formed an artistic duet with the artist Nihad Qalei until the mid-seventies, he also cooperated with the poet and playwright Muhammad Al-Maghut in several successful works. He created the Syrian character called “Ghawwar al-Tawsheh” who became a household name in Syria and the Arab world. Among his plays, as actor-director, are Cheers, My Homeland (كاسك يا وطن), Ghorba (الغربة) and October Village (ضيعة تشرين). Among his television works are Hammam Al-Hana (حمام الهنا), My Family and I (عائلتي وانا) and The Return of Ghawwaar (عودة غوار). The Borders (الحدود) and The Report (التقرير) are among the films he directed.
Known for
Acting60
movieThe Sage
2023
جابر عبد الودود
tvChicago Street
2020
نعمان - ضيف شرف
movieDamascus... Aleppo
2019
عيسى عبدالله
tvAl Kherba
2011
بو نمر بوقعقور
tvMy Family and I
2000
مطيع بك
tvReturn of Ghawar
1998
Ghawar
tvAbu El-Hana's Dreams
1996
Abu Al-Hana Tawakalna
movieKafrun
1990
ودود
movieThe Report
1986
عزمي بك
movieThe Borders
1984
Abdul Wadood
movieGhawar's Empire
1982
Ghawar Al-Tawsheh
tvWayn Al-Ghalat
1979
غوار الطوشة
movieWake Up
1975
غوار الطوشه
movieTishreen Village
1974
غوار الطوشة
movieGhawar The Football Player
1973
Ghawar / Zaki
tvSah Al-Noum
1972
Ghawar
tvSah Al Nom
1972
غوار
movieThe Mexican Hoax
1972
دريد خال الاطفال
movieWomens' Tailor
1969
الرسام رشدي
movieBir Damat Aranıyor
1968
Ghawar / Zeki
tvHammam Al-Hana
1968
Ghawar El-Tosheh
tvGhawar's Pranks
1968
Ghawar El-Tosheh
movieI Am Antar
1966
عنتر ابن حداد
tvFaqaqie
1963
Ghawar
Directing5
movieThe Young Parents
2006
Director
movieRain Maker
1992
Director
movieKafrun
1990
Director
movieThe Borders
1984
Director
movieCheers, My Homeland
1979
Director
Writing5
Creator3
Crew1
movieDisorder
2018
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